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We are thrilled to be featuring one of our international customers this month. Located in the beautiful Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga, Vortex Cakes is making a name for themselves with their custom designed cakes featuring edible images. Lucinda Cocker is the driving force behind the business. A business born from love, her vast array of cakes for all occasions are now in high demand locally.1. How did your cake/sweets/business journey begin?O… Read more

Using high-quality edible icing sheets and storing them as per the instructions on the pack is key to successful edible printing. Edible icing sheet problems can occur due to incorrect storage, prolonged exposure or sudden changes in the weather/temperature. These tips apply to all icing sheet brands, not just Edible Image Supplies icing sheets.What causes problems with edible icing sheets? In the dryer times of the year or even dryer clima… Read more

1. How did your cake/sweets/business journey begin?I suppose my journey really began just after I had my first child Owen, 7 years ago. It was my mum's 70th birthday two weeks later and I decided to have a go at making her birthday cake. I made her a fondant covered cake of a pond with frogs (very random). It was the first time I had used fondant and I really enjoyed being creative. Since then I always offered to make cakes for friends kids birth… Read more

In an ideal world, regular maintenance and sticking within the recommended guidelines as set out in our Edible Insights Manual definitely increases your chances of continued trouble-free printing. However, we also understand that life is busy and things like printer maintenance get pushed aside. If you do experience an issue with your edible printing, chances are it will have something to do with your ink cartridges and can be easily re… Read more

Everyone loves an edible gift, in recent years there’s been a big increase in branded edible gifts for the corporate world. This goes hand in hand with edible image printing allowing logo’s and slogans to be easily and cost-effectively added to tasty treats such as cakes, cupcakes, cookies, lollipops and chocolates. Many of our EIS customers have already developed a strong product line in branded edible image gifts for their corporate client… Read more

Self-confessed workaholic Beck Hemmingway's fond childhood memories of baking with her Grandma, along with a contented first baby saw her love for baking morph into a successful cake business of her own Caked By Beck. Here Beck shares with us her story and how she manages to keep her workaholic self in check.1. How did your cake/sweets/business journey begin?I grew up on a rural property and my Grandma lived on the same grounds... I spent a… Read more

Looking for some clarity (pun intended) around edible inks? Here’s a few things we know. There are two main kinds of edible ink. First, there is the edible ink that is used freehand and can be found in edible ink markers, paints and even used for airbrushing. Second, and our main focus in this article, is the ink used for edible ink printing. This ink is decanted into food safe edible ink cartridges which work just like regular ink cartrid… Read more

Something a little different this month for our featured customer. Pascal Menezes from The Red Balloon Candy Artsian - master candy craftsman, reveals a little about how he became a "candy artisan". The sweet making process in this traditional candy making business is truly fascinating and the sweets they hand craft clearly evoke shear joy and happiness.1. How did your sweets/business journey begin?I managed to be in the right place at the right… Read more

Tanja Kober (left in cover pic) of Choice Cakes is continuing her family's passion to supply cakes and cake decorating supplies to the folk of Melbourne. With the help of a great team, including talented cake decorator Steph (right in cover pic), Choice Cakes continue to supply, teach and inspire cake makers as well as create custom cakes for their own customers.1. How did your cake/sweets/business journey begin?Choice cakes celebrated its 2… Read more

Running a small business is no easy gig and every small business owner will at some stage face exhaustion, burn out, stress and question if they can keep going. There is a plethora of advice around about dealing with small business burn out, we’ve taken a little time to analyse what helps us (and what we think will help us) to successfully ride the emotional waves of running a business. Of course, these tips can apply to anyone, not ju… Read more